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S. 4181. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S. 4181
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited the “Plastic Pellet Free Waters
Act”.
SEC. 2. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR WASTEWATER, SPILLS, AND
RUNOFF FROM PLASTIC POLYMER PRODUCTION
FACILITIES, PLASTIC MOLDING AND FORMING
FACILITIES, AND OTHER POINT SOURCES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE TRANSPORT AND PACKAGING OF PLASTIC
PELLETS OR OTHER PRE-PRODUCTION PLASTIC
MATERIALS.
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
(referred to in this section as the “Administrator”) shall
promulgate a final rule to ensure that—
(1) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre-
production plastic materials (including discharge into
wastewater and other runoff) from facilities regulated under
part 414 or 463 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), is
prohibited;
(2) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre-
production plastic materials (including discharge into
wastewater and other runoff) from a point source (as defined
in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1362)) that makes, uses, packages, or transports those
plastic pellets and other pre-production plastic materials is
prohibited; and
(3) the requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) are
reflected in—
(A) all wastewater, stormwater, and other permits issued by
the Administrator and State-delegated programs under section
402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1342) to facilities and other point sources (as defined in
section 502 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)) that make, use,
package, or transport plastic pellets or other pre-production
plastic materials, as determined by the Administrator, in
addition to other applicable limits and standards; and
(B) all standards of performance promulgated under section
312(p) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1322(p)) that are applicable to point sources (as defined in
section 502 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)) that make, use,
package, or transport plastic pellets or other pre-production
plastic materials, as determined by the Administrator.